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Higher GDP Equals Longer Life - Here's the Chart to Prove It

Health really does equate to wealth. You might be surprised at the correlation's strength.READ»

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Nightmare in Boomtown

Mark Seidenfeld was just another American cashing in on the post-Soviet boom. Then one bad deal in Kazakhstan sent his life into a spiral of extortion, siberian prison, and frontier justice. A cautionary tale.READ»

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Dictator Chic: BIG Wins Competition to Build National Library of Kazakhstan

BIG beat out Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid in a competition to architect the National Library of Kazakhstan--which happens to be a notoriously corrupt regime. Should we care?READ»

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Too-Fast Cities

Five spots where the risks outweigh the upside.READ»

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Feedback

Motorhead Madness November's cover story had Fast Company readers revved up. We received a flood of responses, ranging from disbelief ("There are a ton of unsubstantiated claims in this article") to wild enthusiasm ("Johnathan ...READ»

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Icons on Parade

OK, I admit, I was secretly hoping that the New York advertising community would pull off some outrageous stunt -- maybe bringing back the giant Sta-Puft Marshmallow Man from "Ghostbusters" or staging a smackdown between the ...READ»

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Wine waiter sent over soon accept money

Wine waiter sent over soon accept money on the shaved head, said:  Aion Kinah  Hui Ge said better not to stir up trouble in the bar or at your peril. But out of the door of this bar how do you love on how to do! Heard this ...READ»

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First Space Twins, Last Shuttle Mission: Search For Dark Matter, Antimatter, Beginnings of the Universe

Two New Jersey Brothers are scheduled to orbit Earth simultaneously (and tweet about it) this winter.READ»

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"Borat" Provokes Lawsuit

“Borat” has already received an inordinate amount of buzz, but I couldn’t help writing this entry after reading that two fraternity boys filed a lawsuit claiming they were tricked into appearing in the mock ...READ»

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Pole-Dancing at P.S. 1: SO-IL Wins 2010 Courtyard Installation Amid Controversy

Brooklyn studio SO-IL beats out Danish juggernaut BIG in battle over a tiny gravel triangle in Queens. [UPDATED]READ»

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All’s Well That Ends A Well?

The California State Lands Commission recently voted to reject new offshore oil drilling even though the proposal had wide support, both from the “drill, baby, drill” crowd and enviros. There’s a sentence full of enigmas - - the ...READ»

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Contributors

Christopher Griffith Wichita, says Christopher Griffith, "is a lot hipper than I expected-a little arty." He went to Kansas to photograph this month's cover subject, Johnathan Goodwin, whom he describes as a "quiet genius." A ...READ»

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Power to the People

AES is big, rich - and unlike any company you've ever seen. It builds power plants by handing power to workers on the front lines. Its radical business model has worked wonders in the United States. Can it also work in Hungary, China, and Brazil?READ»

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Soft Values Are Hard Work

AES puts values ahead of profits.READ»

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The Women of Enron : A Separate Peace

Once one of the most powerful women in business, Rebecca Mark now sits on a ranch with her Black Angus cattle and her thoughts.READ»

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www.yohoexpo.net Aluminium China 2010 Booth contractor YOHO EXPO

YOHO EXPO PRESS-After the great success of Aluminium China 2009, ALUMINIUM CHINA will go on to stage at SNIEC, from June 9 to 11, 2010, leading the ALUMINIUM Global events together with ALUMINIUM 2010. ...READ»